Monty Don made national newspaper headlines last week slamming garden centres, accusing them of "actively choosing to do harm" by selling peat compost and criticised the availability of "mass-produced disposable" plants.
The Times, The Telegraph, Daily Mail and Express newspapers all carried coverage of the presenters column in BBC Gardeners World magazine where he is quoted as saying: "Cheap, mass produced houseplants or bedding potted into peat cheer people up.
"The garden trade must must be a key part of this. The standard line is that if people did not buy it, then they would not produce or stock it.
"But if you supply a product that relies upon harmful environmental practices, cheap labour, poor conditions or the destruction of habitat, then you are part of the problem."
Read the full newspaper articles here:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ditch-peat-and-cheap-pots-says-monty-don-dzssh379v
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/22/stop-buying-mass-produced-plants-garden-centres-fueling-climate/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8871409/Monty-Don-slams-garden-centres-selling-compost-peat.html
https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1351320/Monty-Don-news-gardeners-world-garden-centres